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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Copy Packages Between Projects</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Using the XML import/export capabilities of Enterprise Architect, you can copy and move packages between Enterprise Architect models. This gives you a high level of flexibility in building a model from re-usable parts and from elements produced in widely-dispersed geographic regions.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Procedure</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To copy a package from one Enterprise Architect model to another, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Open the Enterprise Architect model to copy from.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, right-click on the package to copy. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Import/Export | Export package to XMI file</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Export Package to XMI</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
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<img src="mof_xmidialog.png" width="499" height="361" border="0" alt="MOF_XMIDialog"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the appropriate options and filename (see the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="exporttoxmi.htm">Export to XMI</a></span><span class="f_NumberedList"> topic for further information).</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Export </span><span class="f_NumberedList">button to begin the export process.</span></li>
<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">When the export is complete, open the recipient Enterprise Architect model. In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, navigate to the location to import the package into.</span></li>
<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click to display the context menu, and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Import/Export | Import package from XMI file</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Import Package from XMI</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
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<img src="importxml.png" width="459" height="298" border="0" alt="ImportXML"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=8><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the appropriate options and filename (see the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="importxmi.htm">Import Package from XMI</a></span><span class="f_NumberedList"> topic for further information).</span></li>
<li value=9><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Import</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button. The package is copied from the source project to the destination project.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If the package you are importing already exists in the target model (that is, it has been imported previously), you must either import over the existing package or select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Strip GUIDs</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> option, in which case Enterprise Architect creates a replica of the original package. You can also use this technique to copy an entire package within the same model.</span></p>
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